The attorney for Lindsay Clancy trial juror Michael P. Desronvil says his client had “zero doubt” that the mother of three was guilty of murder. He is now pushing back against criticism that Desronvil failed to follow the law when he refused to find Clancy not criminally responsible.
The Lindsay Clancy juror’s attorney says the evidence left his client with zero doubt about guilt
Edward Paltzik, who represents Desronvil, defended his client during a recent interview with Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany. When McEnany asked whether Desronvil had even a modicum of doubt after the jury foreperson accused him of misunderstanding reasonable doubt, Paltzik replied, “Michael had zero doubt. Zero doubt. No doubt.”
McEnany then asked whether Desronvil had evidence to support his position. Paltzik responded, “A lot of evidence, a mountain of evidence.”
The jury spent seven days deliberating over whether Clancy was criminally responsible for strangling her three children, ages 3, 5 and 8 months.
Clancy admitted killing her three children but pleaded not guilty, arguing that postpartum psychosis made her not criminally responsible. Desronvil later disputed fellow jurors’ accounts of the deliberations, saying, “I didn’t have any doubts.” He maintained that the evidence showed Clancy “knew exactly what she was doing and planned.” However, fellow jurors said Desronvil acknowledged having reasonable doubt and that they spent days trying to change his mind.
Desronvil disputed those accounts and described the nearly 40 hours of deliberations as contentious from the beginning. Meanwhile, Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, had previously asked the judge to remove Desronvil, but Sullivan rejected the request.
The other 11 jurors reached a different conclusion and found Clancy not criminally responsible. After the jury remained deadlocked, the judge ultimately declared a mistrial.
After the mistrial, Desronvil’s identity became public, followed by the release of personal information and reported death threats. Attorney Edward Andrew Paltzik later announced that he represented Desronvil and said the juror was staying at an undisclosed secure location in Northern New England.
